R-pod Owners Forum : Battery Charging http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : Battery Charging Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:05:11 +0000 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:56:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3158 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Battery Charging : Good evening Alaska Lady. If you... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3158&PID=29990#29990 Author: COcamper
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Posted: 27 Dec 2012 at 9:56pm

Good evening Alaska Lady. If you don't want to pay someone to check your vehicle, you can do it yourself as long as you buy a cheap multimeter...~$15. I made this video for you, so you can learn to check it yourself.

Also, having a multimeter is a very good thing to have if you own a camper. You can check your battery voltage the same way. Set the multimeter to read direct current. Touch and hold the black lead to the negative battery terminal, and touch and hold the red lead to the positive terminal to check your battery. I hope this serves you well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ2TK3pdWIc
]]> Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:56:28 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3158&PID=29990#29990 Battery Charging : I'll add the microwave side... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3158&PID=29958#29958 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 25 Dec 2012 at 1:10pm

I'll add the microwave side of the oven and the electric element in the water heater to the list.  Even when you are plugged into shore power you can't run more than 2 of them at a time.]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 13:10:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3158&PID=29958#29958 Battery Charging : Welcome Alaska Lady! Batteries... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3158&PID=29956#29956 Author: rpodcamper.com
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Posted: 25 Dec 2012 at 12:34pm

Welcome Alaska Lady! 
 
Batteries will charge as you drive provided your 7 pin wiring harness is wired correctly.  On some Trucks you need to plug in a relay under the hood.  Your RV dealer should be able to test that very easy.  Yes the Honda 2000 Gen will charge your batteries as you run it.  You will be able to use some of the electrical items running but will want to look at the hard start mod to do to the AC unit if you wish to use that.  Also the convection oven and ac can not be run at the same time.
 
If you have any other questions feel free to ask away
]]> Tue, 25 Dec 2012 12:34:15 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3158&PID=29956#29956 Battery Charging : When my hubby was alive he... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3158&PID=29955#29955 Author: Alaska-Lady
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Posted: 25 Dec 2012 at 11:50am

When my hubby was alive he took care of all the tech stuff on our 5th wheel.  As I still love rving, I bought an rpod 173T.  So I am soloing for the first time!  I have more questions.

1.  Due the batterties charge as you drive?.Or only when plugged into hard power?
2.  I have a Honda 2000 gen and will use as a power source when in a dry camp.  Will this charge the batteries like hard power?
Thank you.  I have read through most of the topics and have learned alot.
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